Nevada Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,998,257	100.0

Male	1,018,051	50.9
Female	980,206	49.1

Under 5 years	145,817	7.3
5 to 9 years	149,322	7.5
10 to 14 years	139,193	7.0
15 to 19 years	127,169	6.4
20 to 24 years	130,006	6.5
25 to 34 years	306,611	15.3
35 to 44 years	321,961	16.1
45 to 54 years	269,050	13.5
55 to 59 years	105,057	5.3
60 to 64 years	85,142	4.3
65 to 74 years	131,775	6.6
75 to 84 years	70,165	3.5
85 years and over	16,989	0.9

Median age (years)	35.0	(X)

18 years and over	1,486,458	74.4
Male	754,857	37.8
Female	731,601	36.6
21 years and over	1,411,378	70.6
62 years and over	268,104	13.4
65 years and over	218,929	11.0
Male	101,968	5.1
Female	116,961	5.9

RACE
One race	1,921,829	96.2
White	1,501,886	75.2
Black or African American	135,477	6.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	26,420	1.3
Asian	90,266	4.5
Asian Indian	5,535	0.3
Chinese	14,113	0.7
Filipino	40,529	2.0
Japanese	8,277	0.4
Korean	7,554	0.4
Vietnamese	4,420	0.2
Other Asian ¹	9,838	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,426	0.4
Native Hawaiian	3,471	0.2
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,346	0.1
Samoan	1,474	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	2,135	0.1
Some other race	159,354	8.0
Two or more races	76,428	3.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,565,866	78.4
Black or African American	150,508	7.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	42,222	2.1
Asian	112,456	5.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16,234	0.8
Some other race	193,720	9.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,998,257	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	393,970	19.7
Mexican	285,764	14.3
Puerto Rican	10,420	0.5
Cuban	11,498	0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino	86,288	4.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,604,287	80.3
White alone	1,303,001	65.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,998,257	100.0
In households	1,964,582	98.3
Householder	751,165	37.6
Spouse	373,201	18.7
Child	558,609	28.0
Own child under 18 years	451,743	22.6
Other relatives	134,013	6.7
Under 18 years	44,898	2.2
Nonrelatives	147,594	7.4
Unmarried partner	53,902	2.7
In group quarters	33,675	1.7
Institutionalized population	22,173	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	11,502	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	751,165	100.0
Family households (families)	498,333	66.3
With own children under 18 years	238,846	31.8
Married-couple family	373,201	49.7
With own children under 18 years	166,072	22.1
Female householder, no husband present	83,482	11.1
With own children under 18 years	50,675	6.7
Nonfamily households	252,832	33.7
Householder living alone	186,745	24.9
Householder 65 years and over	53,564	7.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	264,800	35.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	159,831	21.3

Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.14	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	827,457	100.0
Occupied housing units	751,165	90.8
Vacant housing units	76,292	9.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	16,526	2.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	751,165	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	457,247	60.9
Renter-occupied housing units	293,918	39.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

Sources +

Atlas Tools Menu

Encyclopedia Tools Menu

Nevada Demographic Statistics

Counties and Townships:

More census articles:

Trending